[Elecraft] that Drake or Collins "sound"

[waltk8cv4612amos at att.net]

Built to a PRICE in ASIA :-) Every ham wants his IC-718 to sound like a $10, 
000 radio but only pay $599
:-)))))))))

Yeah, had one of those KWM-2 things and it sure was pretty inside and 
smelled so good when it was cooking :-) " THE SMELL OF HOT TUBES IN THE 
MORNING, THE SMELL OF VICTORY " :-))

But the thing was crap on CW, but it was a phone mans wet dream !! It did 
have great AUDIO but wasn't all that sensitive though.

Things always seem better in MEMORY LANE :-) I loved my DRAKE C-LINE but it 
had hum and other assorted problems.

Right NOW I love my ORION II but the K-3 may make me change my mind :-) 
soooooooooooooon I hope, maybe even before the snow flies ? Say it isn't so 
, Christmas and no K-3 , mine heart is wounded or whatever that D-DAY 
message was ...................

The K-3 is coming ....................... coming ......................... 
soon ?

K-3 DAY !!

Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett gazdzinski" <brett.gazdzinski at verizonbusiness.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 9:44 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] that Drake or Collins "sound"


>
> On the kwm2 and kwm2a, cw was an afterthought, and done
> in a poor way. I think they used audio tones into the mike circuit
> for CW, and  maybe the ssb filter?
>
> I don't think those rigs were great CW radios.
>
> Not sure about the drake 2b, the r4c I had was very nice for its
> age, and with some mods can be as good as the modern stuff I hear.
> Mine sounded quite nice stock, under normal conditions anyway.
>
> I don't suppose any of the old stuff would be any good in any
> contest, but maybe some of it sounded much better on all modes.
>
> Not everyone contests or goes after rare DX, but everyone
> seems to be stuck with poor sounding radios these days,
> because they are built for contests, or for general coverage
> from 50KHz to 50MHz, or use noisy parts, or poor designs,
> or whatever....
>
> Brett
> N2DTS
>
>
>
>
>
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